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BaronChocula

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2. The damage is already done!

Mon May 12, 2025, 04:09 AM

May 2025

Unless you're a stock monkey.

Then what happens after three months? Businesses are not keen on uncertainty. But the rapist and his regime are the champion of businessfolk. This is who they favored. This is who they bow to. Good luck through the recession.

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US and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days [View all] BumRushDaShow May 2025 OP

So, US tariffs were cut from 145% to 30%, while China's were cut from 125% to 10%. SunSeeker May 2025 #1

30% is highly inflationary Bluetus May 2025 #34

The Scarcity of Goods WokeAintWhatIAm May 2025 #40

The damage is already done! BaronChocula May 2025 #2

lost orders enid602 May 2025 #3

Yup. Our soy bean farmers have now lost the huge Chinese market for their product to Brazil. SunSeeker May 2025 #5

Yep..and USAID grain sales too. But hell....keep voting for Republicans idiots. Bengus81 May 2025 #19

Huge damage for generations. All for nothing. Irish_Dem May 2025 #7

I agree, and the tariffs that are left are still substantial enough to cause damage. unless they cut them down to everyonematters May 2025 #14

"Stock Monkey"? If you mean people who care about the stock market, you are referring to most people with an IRA, 401K, 24601 May 2025 #17

No. BaronChocula May 2025 #35

It's market manipulation IronLionZion May 2025 #24

And optics manipulation. forgotmylogin May 2025 #36

Yes, the damage is done. If TSF has kept his hands off what he obviously doesn't understand... brush May 2025 #29

"The USA just surrendered to China" muriel_volestrangler May 2025 #4

The analysis above is suspect BootinUp May 2025 #21

Does not help the market uncertainty at all. Irish_Dem May 2025 #6

the stock market will go up of course on this news, which is all the admin cares about LymphocyteLover May 2025 #10

How much money has the Trump crime family made on market manipulation and insider trading? Irish_Dem May 2025 #11

No idea on the amount but clearly it is way too much LymphocyteLover May 2025 #32

It's almost like these idiots should have just left well enough alone. BlueTsunami2018 May 2025 #8

Dow futures up 800 points wolfie001 May 2025 #9

Wasn't there already a 25% tariff on China? Prairie Gates May 2025 #12

Found a site that was actually tracking and plotting it since 2018 BumRushDaShow May 2025 #15

So we don't need those trillion factories to open in the US anymore? Johnny2X2X May 2025 #13

Let's put this in perspective Bluestocking May 2025 #16

+1. But inflation will be zero dalton99a May 2025 #18

Market manipulation BS along with his cut on drug prices SCAM. DOW up 1000+ in pre-market Bengus81 May 2025 #20

Trump single-handedly created this disaster and now he is touted as a hero for getting "concessions" hadEnuf May 2025 #22

People don't get math. If you lower something "by 115%," it actually becomes negative. (n/t) thesquanderer May 2025 #23

President Chaos strikes again. Jacson6 May 2025 #25

Not Sure.. ._. May 2025 #26

Does that mean there's a 30% tariff on imports from China??? OrlandoDem2 May 2025 #27

Before all this started it was around 20% madville May 2025 #30

Ohhh, that's why the markets shot up this morning. louis-t May 2025 #28

I'm going to take a wild stab here... jmowreader May 2025 #31

trump didn't blink, he flinched and dropped his cards. republianmushroom May 2025 #33

Can we just admit this was an extremely stupid and terrible idea and move on already? Initech May 2025 #37

So, remove Krasnov's trade embargo and install a 30% sales tax on Americans to hit at GoodRaisin May 2025 #38

Too little, too late CapnSteve May 2025 #39

CNN calling it a win for Trump madville May 2025 #41